Comics shops in North America ordered nearly $41 million worth of comic books, hardcover graphic novels, and trade paperback collections in November, using a spate of new Marvel first issues to keep pace with last year’s clip. According to preliminary data released this morning by Diamond Comic Distributors, the four-week month ended just a few … Read more
The full Comichron estimates for comic books and graphic novels ordered in October 2012 by comics retailers in North America from Diamond Comic Distributors are now online. They fill out the picture described Friday of a record-setting month for the Direct Market. On top of having the highest dollar-value month for combined comics and trade … Read more
(REVISED: See below) The comic-book industry’s momentum continued unabated into October, and in fact, grew, setting yet another record in a year of record-setting performances, according to preliminary data released this morning by Diamond Comic Distributors. Comics shops in North America ordered more than $47 million in comic books, graphic novels, and trade paperbacks … Read more
The estimates for comics sales for September 2012 are now online here at The Comics Chronicles, and they complete a quarter that in non-inflation-adjusted dollar terms was the biggest since at least the mid-1990s. North American comics retailers ordered $123.6 million in comic books and graphic novels in the quarter, beating the previous record set … Read more
Question #1 all year has been how the industry’s fall sales would compare with those of 2011, once the Direct Market began comparing its sales with those of the DC relaunch. With the release of the preliminary September 2012 comics sales data from Diamond Comic Distributors, the answer is: so far, so good. While retailer … Read more
The full estimates for Diamond Comic Distributors’ sales of comic books and graphic novels to comic shops in North America for August 2012 are online here at The Comics Chronicles, and as reported here on Friday, the market continued posting substantial gains. With orders of $44.6 million at full retail shipping in August, the market … Read more